Illuminating Engineering Society

Have you registered for the Light for Life?: Developments in BIM? Join us December 3 for a one-day virtual symposium focused on the value of BIM in lighting design and the substantial revisions in ANSI/IES TM-32-24 Technical Memorandum: Lighting Parameters for Building Information Modeling, hosted by the IES BIM Committee. Register today at ies.org/lightforlife. Live registrants will receive a code for 25% off the purchase price of the recently published standard, ANSI/IES TM-32-24 and complimentary access to the online recording, available approximately two weeks following the live event.

See photo submissions from your fellow lighting enthusiasts, like this one by Rachel Kim, featured in LD+A’s November “Last Look” here: https://lnkd.in/gr7deVbQ

Share your knowledge at IES25! The 2025 Call for Presentations is now open at ies.org/ac We are seeking the following for submissions to present at IES25: The Lighting Conference ?? Pre-Conference Workshops ?? Speaker Sessions ?? Research Track: Conference Papers ?? Research Track: Technical Presentations ?? Posters Deadline for Hands-On Workshops and Speaker Sessions is January 23 Deadline for Research Track and Posters is February 27

Meet the Columnist: Brooke Ziolo is president and executive recruiter for Lighting, Lighting Design and Lighting Controls at Egret Consulting and one of the “Careers” columnists for LD+A. Read her first column from the November issue here: https://lnkd.in/gwkAHASg

Happy ANSI World Standards Week! The IES provides illuminance recommendations through a robust process as an ANSI Standards Developer. Do you know how much light it takes to: ?? Play basketball? ?? Knit a scarf? ?? Play a boardgame? Guess in the comments below! (Or subscribe to The Illuminance Selector to find out for yourself at https://lnkd.in/gFt8JPFa)

Are you a lighting designer with burning questions for lighting controls experts? LD+A wants to publish your questions and their answers in an upcoming issue. Please submit your questions to LD+A’s Editor I at [email protected] by November 27 for consideration.

Get ready, because #LightFair2025 is coming soon, and so is attendee registration! With new management and a transformed experience, this year’s show will be more than just an exhibition – it's where inspiration, collaboration, and education meet. ? Stay tuned to be among the first to register and secure your spot in the lighting industry’s must-attend event. #LightFair2025

The November issue of LD+A has arrived in your inboxes and mailboxes. Dig into our cover story, a concrete manufacturer’s HQ in Oklahoma City with lighting design to make the building appear as if it is a natural gem. https://lnkd.in/g3tpGgy3

Join us for the November 14 webinar, "Using the IES Spectral Calculator for TM-30 and More". Register today at ies.org/webinars. The official IES spectral calculator provides values and creates graphics based on ANSI/IES TM-30-24 Technical Memorandum: IES Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition, approved and maintained by the IES Color Committee. It can also calculate values for alpha-opic quantities. This webinar will provide historical overview of the tool’s development, a tutorial for using the online tool, and an outline for next steps toward TM-30 adoption by specifiers and manufacturers. This webinar sponsored by ALUZ.

This week we hosted the IES Aviation Lighting Conference in Charlotte, NC, the largest gathering of dedicated airport lighting professionals, including FAA and State aviation officials, airport electrical maintenance specialists, consulting engineers, and airfield lighting equipment manufacturers! Hosted by the IES Aviation Lighting Committee, IES ALC and the committee are at the forefront of advancing aviation lighting technologies, setting industry standards and fostering collaboration.